F""" brilliant but dont knock U2- both bands were great during the early 80s- this song though is a barnstormer monster track!!!!!!!! video sucks though!!!
seen this band many times from liverpool to the usa..... is amazing how underated they were,they blow u2 away and look how big u2 got. i think the only reason they never made it big is because of there name, i maybe wrong but it happens with strange name bands..
Perhaps, but there were many good bands back then. It was hard to be a front runner with all that compitition. I loved them then and still play them now
Nah it wasn't that, it was because alot of people didn't really like real alternative music. U2, a good band appealed to more people(the heavy metal, big hair band fans). Remember, even though alot of alternative bands got played on the radio alot. They were still considered out of the ordinary, or to creative. At least over here on the east coast of the U.S. This was a great band though. Most of my firends, at that time loved them. It took me awhile to really dig them.
no its because people dont know good music when they see it having theyre heads stuck up there asses listening to that motley crue and posion bullshit
and people say the edge didn't copy will??? - will is a genius -and the edge copied the greatest....and what drummer is better than pete? and who has written greater lyrics than ian in 30 years...? no one my friends..EATB are the greatest band of all time!
I must say this song shows off the skill of the bass player who incorporated at least three styles all in one song (slap funk, standard rock, and aggressive guitar style). Ian's voice was booming and without the slightest hint of strain.
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN KICK ASS MAN. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN WAY OF GETTING MUSIC OUT THERE, JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER BANDS U MUST LIKE. EATB are geat musicians. I cant see how they werent big.
Funny. i just discovered this band a few hours ago, now they're in my top ten. The combine the best aspects of joy division, U2, and are the quintessential post punk band. the music is good, unshallow, without being pretentious.
Went out and bought myself a "Bunnycoat" from "Paddy's Market" in Glasgow after seeing McCulloch. Cool band. Great times. Kids don't dress up anymore, maybe the goths and emo's but that's about it.
I was at the first gig where they wore jeans and white T's... the crowd were all still wearing camo and army helmets. Drummond, Cope and the Bunnymen were the 80's.
This reminds me of my days as a high school junior, listening to this song while driving to school in the morning. I know for sure that I was one of very few people who was into this kind of music at my high school.
Amazing my daughter is 3 eyars and she loves echo and the bunnymen.. great eh??.. so i am 31 and i love echo amazing band... !! the first time i listen a song of them was cos my big bro!! best times... congrats for u
Best drummer of modern pop era - Met him once at a festivad in 1986 - humble and charming man - sadly killed in a motor accident - He never reached the acclaim of Ian curtis etc but had as much effect on post punk ..Saw the Bunnymen live 3 times - awesome-
I love this music. Funny, I just realized this music is truly in every sense of the word "timeless." Now that I am listening to it again, I have come to the conclusion that Echo and the Bunnymen created their own genre of music. I know that not all the members of the original band are alive but I if one of them read this I want them to know that someone like me in a small town in Texas was indeed moved because their art form took their fans beyond the sublime!!!
I agree with PAULLONDEN. That bit owns! And to the dude asking about Stephen Morris, I'm pretty sure the other guy was talking about the drummer from Joy Division/New Order and not the painter lol.
One of the best Echo songs out. Anyone know who sang the song "Gimme Love". It's way old and around the same time. Video had a bunny in it and thought it was them for the longest time.
That bass is definitely kicking! This boy is rocking. All of them, really, are just playing as hard and loud as they can. On top of that, Ian is singing his heart out...gives me chills. Such a great, great song.
I doubt their instruments were even plugged in. When a band is actually recording in a studio there are cables and gear everywhere. That set looks a little too neat to be a recording session. Plus, this recording is way too clean to be done in one room. Too much bleed-over happens when you do that.
This is a lip synced recording. The record label gave them a big budget for a video for the Cutter and instead of using all of the money for one video they went off and made 6. The Cutter, Back Of Love, Porcupine, Heads Will Roll, In Bluer Skies and My White Devil. Watch all six videos and notice that they were all essentially filmed in the same place with different decor and images but it's all in the same room filmed in a matter of days.
Still one of the best bands of all time. Their first four albums are amazing. And this is one of their very best songs: Like Bowie put through a woodchipper on top of Ian Curtis' grave.
Bucket loads of speed, days without sleep, chasing shadows for notebook scribbles, and one last bad ride. Pete's head went astray and his wheels left the road - damn shame.
the sound is from the record, notice all the strings and other sounds. This is a live video so... to make it better the sound is of better quality from a studio recording.. hope that helps
Echo and the Bunnymen wrote some amazing songs, but this was just about perfect. I remember just playing this and the B side of the 12" over and over. What was the second track on the B side called, with the glockenspeils or whatever...
Remember seeing them at Hollywood Palladium back in 1980 something. Spoke to Will for a few minutes when they were meeting us fans; the most unassuming rock "star" I've ever run in to. Plus it scored MAJOR points with my girlfriend at the time. Sweet Jeezus, what a show. One of the best I've ever seen. And thanks to Pete for forever changing my drum style. Cheers you magnificent bastards!
a great live track...johnny switchblade moaning about music now..get a grip..KASABIAN are great plus a few not so good but atleast there guitar bands...there was rap shit in the 80sss as well + plus bros,phil collins,tina foooking turner ,cindi lauper,abc and simple minds ..the bunnymen were best of a bad bunch although saying that mc culloch was inspirational at times..i mean liam gallacher wouldnt be here if it wasnt for ian
Wow, what a song! Must immediatelaly pick out "Songs to learn and sing" and play it loud. (Sometimes these compilations work best:)) And so should everyone else! Can not have listened to them in almost 20 years! But as I said, never put away my albums and turntable:) Sad to see de Freitas so vigorous and alive:(
Goodness gracious me! All those arty covers, and I still think all the worn out t-shirts fit...not to talk about my signed album! Turntables rule!Hmm. Echo and the Bunnymen, one of those forgotten loves...
Music nowadays is boring and overrated, unoriginal, not unique, no style...it sucks. All rock nowadays sounds alike (although there are a few good indie groups like The Hives and The Rapture which have a cool 80s feel) but other than that the radio is dominated by CRAP RAP, COUNTRY, and lame-ass pop. Not even good pop, not like 80s pop...bad pop. I hate this decade.
i agree, but the thing w/ music is, you have to look for good stuff, there's tons of it out there, just read mojo or q or any number of rock and roll magazines, and there's lots of old stuff to be discovered too!
what a fucking top band these guys were i remember talking to ian mac in a pub called pierots in manchester years ago and getting his autograph hes a tall fucker as well.
What a great song. "Songs to Learn and Sing" is one of the Stonehenge monuments in my musical history.
Compare this video to the ones you see MTV manufacturing nowadays. Notice that the band here does nothing but stand and play their instruments. But God, the IMAGE. The foursome from Liverpool just breathe iconicness naturally. Contrast this to the wimps and overweight tattooed porcupines that pass for "Rock" groups nowadays. Jesus.
reminds me of the the joy division dynamic when playing their instruments. totally involved with what they're doing, even if they're syncing it to a recorded track where they can lay back a bit, focused to the point where it seems like they're programmed but at the same time producing a sound that you simply can't programme.
ahh Echo & The Bunnymen!!!! I am only a teen and luv em! That was the best and will still be in my heart the best music you can find. Aside from our current music in the making, the classics are really the better of the best!
my dream came true in 1996 in philadelphia,after that 4 more times in nyc, ohio, canada, anyways, they are amazing, just amazing. about the music today? i dont know, i stopped listening to radio ten years ago, i cant stand music today...no magic" if u know what i mean...
A fantastic song done by an amazing band at it's peak - makes the likes of Coldplay and Keane look like the wimpy unimportant middle class student bands they really are.
His voice is so beautiful - this group has always been a part of me. Brings back memories of being a teenager in the 80's. Echo was absolutely one of my favorite bands of all time - and still are! Thanks so much for posting this. :)
Excellent. EATB at their best - wish those days were still around. Music today is just recycled regurgitated shite - in my humble opinion...
thefloozysoozy 3 years ago
Someones has this Videoclip in good quality??
luistua1984 3 years ago
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Excellent band, but has anyone else noticed the similarity between the voices of Bono and "Echo"?
nicodagger 3 years ago
now thats what you call a bass line/easily thier best tune//
wilson2810 3 years ago 3
Top, top tune!!!
johnchiwilson 3 years ago 4
gloriuos drummer.
ZEuphere 3 years ago 2
F""" brilliant but dont knock U2- both bands were great during the early 80s- this song though is a barnstormer monster track!!!!!!!! video sucks though!!!
salvadory 3 years ago
Music like this stirs many emotions in me and makes me glad I am alive to enjoy it.
Songs to come back to, over and over again!
Jaybrucken 3 years ago 3
I remember when this one was released...Great fuckin' band....everything sucks now...and if you don't agree then you suck too!!!
BarfDitchelo 3 years ago 2
superb band. never mind U2 and all that crap. they were one of the best in their day
dermotoblong 3 years ago
god thi9s is like the best band in the fucking world
umbillicalnoose 3 years ago
seen this band many times from liverpool to the usa..... is amazing how underated they were,they blow u2 away and look how big u2 got. i think the only reason they never made it big is because of there name, i maybe wrong but it happens with strange name bands..
johnthemoment 3 years ago
Perhaps, but there were many good bands back then. It was hard to be a front runner with all that compitition. I loved them then and still play them now
toonsis 3 years ago
Nah it wasn't that, it was because alot of people didn't really like real alternative music. U2, a good band appealed to more people(the heavy metal, big hair band fans). Remember, even though alot of alternative bands got played on the radio alot. They were still considered out of the ordinary, or to creative. At least over here on the east coast of the U.S. This was a great band though. Most of my firends, at that time loved them. It took me awhile to really dig them.
taocircle 3 years ago
no its because people dont know good music when they see it having theyre heads stuck up there asses listening to that motley crue and posion bullshit
umbillicalnoose 3 years ago
Right on!
KidA270 3 years ago
The best!Such a classic and fantastic voice!
stargirl0008 3 years ago
what a fucking song.
dermotoblong 3 years ago
and people say the edge didn't copy will??? - will is a genius -and the edge copied the greatest....and what drummer is better than pete? and who has written greater lyrics than ian in 30 years...? no one my friends..EATB are the greatest band of all time!
ljpw93 3 years ago
I must say this song shows off the skill of the bass player who incorporated at least three styles all in one song (slap funk, standard rock, and aggressive guitar style). Ian's voice was booming and without the slightest hint of strain.
jabberwocky1969 3 years ago 3
capperi,gli echo & the bunnymen-tratto dall'album PORCUPINE (che tempi)-dai doors e neil young agli Echo & the Bunnymen e gli Stranglers
frank711firefox 3 years ago
Amazing
foxchaser5 3 years ago 2
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who is dead? Bravo to whomever killed these cunts.
DeeDonner 3 years ago
you must be BRAIN DEAD!
ljpw93 3 years ago 4
If you dont like them then why watch the vid?
Nice guys and great live
powerhousefan99 3 years ago 8
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN KICK ASS MAN. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN WAY OF GETTING MUSIC OUT THERE, JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER BANDS U MUST LIKE. EATB are geat musicians. I cant see how they werent big.
LordSeth924 3 years ago 3
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almost got into a fight with Echo and Bmen roadies in Japan..very arrogant -anti-American assholes.
DeeDonner 3 years ago
scousers will fight anyone - usually their wives or kids...LOL...what happened?
uclrichard 3 years ago
dont think so mate...maybe nurds like you though
powerhousefan99 3 years ago 3
anti-american?
that's because americans are idiots.
kirky9090 3 years ago
Christ, an American with a passport.....
joeyjonesxx 3 years ago
pete sure was a kick-ass drummer - -outstanding. best band on the planet!!!
ljpw93 3 years ago
Excellent drums!!! Pete de Freitas was the best
54spiritedwill54 3 years ago 3
A freind of mine looked just like Ian,he was really into the band and dressed just like him.Great band any decade.
haz2evo 3 years ago
Funny i got em in the 80's but to be fair im an old fart.. top stuff though!
wartonstockcarclub 3 years ago
Funny. i just discovered this band a few hours ago, now they're in my top ten. The combine the best aspects of joy division, U2, and are the quintessential post punk band. the music is good, unshallow, without being pretentious.
natojacobs5 3 years ago
Went out and bought myself a "Bunnycoat" from "Paddy's Market" in Glasgow after seeing McCulloch. Cool band. Great times. Kids don't dress up anymore, maybe the goths and emo's but that's about it.
denpunk666mitsos 3 years ago
I was at the first gig where they wore jeans and white T's... the crowd were all still wearing camo and army helmets. Drummond, Cope and the Bunnymen were the 80's.
clivetemple 3 years ago
They were one of my favorite bands of thie era. S aw them three different times in Toronto. AMAZING BAND!!!!!
lismclis51 3 years ago 2
This reminds me of my days as a high school junior, listening to this song while driving to school in the morning. I know for sure that I was one of very few people who was into this kind of music at my high school.
finly717 3 years ago 6
Like your mom said, you were very special.
tomelifeisjustonebig 3 years ago
Same goes here but i had a walk man.Like a brick.lol
Anyway this tape/album porcupine was the 1st i bought in 81.and I'm 36 now. loved the Cutter then,wow JOY/D.all DEM.
all THE OTHER KIDS WAS BREAK DANCING,AND ME.then I WOULD PUT THIS ON Ha THERE FACES.
LOOKED AT ME I TOO SAY WEIRD BOY.
HA
shaunyMP72 3 years ago
Best Band in the World!!!!!!!
ljpw93 3 years ago
EXCELENTE IAN!!!
sonamors 3 years ago 2
Amazing my daughter is 3 eyars and she loves echo and the bunnymen.. great eh??.. so i am 31 and i love echo amazing band... !! the first time i listen a song of them was cos my big bro!! best times... congrats for u
topmaster1998 3 years ago 2
Best drummer of modern pop era - Met him once at a festivad in 1986 - humble and charming man - sadly killed in a motor accident - He never reached the acclaim of Ian curtis etc but had as much effect on post punk ..Saw the Bunnymen live 3 times - awesome-
Hartington5 3 years ago
Absolutely LOVE this song and band to bits!!!
I met Mac about ten years ago-he and his bandmates when they came to Ventura, Ca. OMG, he really IS that drop-dead gorgeous and such a sweetie!!!
Babyhowdy233 3 years ago
great!
spandauleague 3 years ago
What energy and passion!!!!!!!!!, fantastic Ian & the Boys
banjobanfield 3 years ago
I love this music. Funny, I just realized this music is truly in every sense of the word "timeless." Now that I am listening to it again, I have come to the conclusion that Echo and the Bunnymen created their own genre of music. I know that not all the members of the original band are alive but I if one of them read this I want them to know that someone like me in a small town in Texas was indeed moved because their art form took their fans beyond the sublime!!!
Ggnwosu 3 years ago
best band in the world.and best drummer ever enough said.ian is king of cool.
klotcot 3 years ago 3
How damn cool is Ian McCulloch!
I have this song on a loop full blast in my car.
Excellent!
Anyone know if they're doing a new album soon?
holleva 3 years ago 2
Last album I bought was Siberia (excellent by the way)... not sure if they have a new one?
kiwijohn01 3 years ago
the new album comes out late summer 2008, can't wait.
meatbargain 3 years ago
read last night where it may be Jan. before they release the new album :(
iwantian 3 years ago
the new album due out later this year.
klotcot 3 years ago
Genius!
samuraiinCfede 3 years ago
song still gets my heart pounding
OrangeSFO 3 years ago
Excellent drums!!! Pete de Freitas was the best
hidaspes 3 years ago 3
great song from a great album....timeless and wonderful...
iwantian 3 years ago
I totally agree... he's totally underrated.
MARDLtransmit 3 years ago 2
que bueno que bueno que bueno
3m3c3p3ka 3 years ago
I agree with PAULLONDEN. That bit owns! And to the dude asking about Stephen Morris, I'm pretty sure the other guy was talking about the drummer from Joy Division/New Order and not the painter lol.
rulegm 3 years ago
0:53-1:05.....
wished almost the whole song went like that./
PAULLONDEN 3 years ago
do you mean stephen morris the painter???? i dont' quite understand mate.
ljpw93 3 years ago
EXCELLENT!!!!
Guslibs 3 years ago
absolute fucking quality
dermotoblong 3 years ago 2
any one got a time machine ????
LESSSSSSSSSSS
PETE (sob !)
lenilava 3 years ago
pete was the best drummer alive!!! so fucking sad he didn't know it!
ljpw93 3 years ago 2
Him and Stephen Morris where ridiculously good and creative. The similarity, physically is huge too. :P
bilbomarks 3 years ago
never mind..duh!!! new order right??? well - the painter is pretty cool too..hahah...taker easy mate
ljpw93 3 years ago
I AM THE COOLEST 12 YEAR OLD!!!!! CUZ I LIKE JAMES ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN B-52's AND U2 AND NOT HANNAH MONFRICKINTANA
penguins4263 3 years ago
Are you from Pittsburgh?
pghjeff 3 years ago
ME??? NO
penguins4263 3 years ago
There is hope for the human race after all! A 12 year old who likes the Bunnymen!
cherd33 3 years ago
Bad form. Music is timeless and for all. Hope that you are not 13. Your comment screams of immaturity.
annerenzo 3 years ago
I'm 16 and love the Bunnymen, does that count? Lol
aquestionofkelly 3 years ago
Check out the jesus and mary chain I think you might like them.
dibirish 3 years ago
Hey---if you were my kid i would be very proud of you!!!! Have you checked out The Cure or New Order?
bunnEgirl 3 years ago
One of the best Echo songs out. Anyone know who sang the song "Gimme Love". It's way old and around the same time. Video had a bunny in it and thought it was them for the longest time.
PM me if you know. Thanks,
losghost 3 years ago
i fuckin love this record.
109pt2 3 years ago
You can't really appreciate how good Will Seargent is until you see him live...unbelieveable!
dvdbtlr 3 years ago
Outstanding song from the then worlds best. Priveleged to have seen them live several times at Barrowlands Ballroom. Sheer brilliance!
cjmatut 3 years ago
what a fucking class song!
dermotoblong 3 years ago
Anyone have the video for In Bluer Skies? I saw it on their website about seven years ago, but have never found it since.
pofh 3 years ago
Awesome freakin song! Ians singing, is of course, breath-taking, and musically, it just rocks!! Great played up very loud.
omddeb 3 years ago 2
LOVE that bass guitar - awesome....
kiwijohn01 3 years ago 3
That bass is definitely kicking! This boy is rocking. All of them, really, are just playing as hard and loud as they can. On top of that, Ian is singing his heart out...gives me chills. Such a great, great song.
omddeb 3 years ago
Apparently Ian didn't like this album, but I rate it as one their best?!
kiwijohn01 3 years ago
Don't remember the album, sure I've heard it. If this song is anything to go by, it must be damn good!
omddeb 3 years ago
Album is Porcupine - also had The Cutter as the single. Loved it.
kiwijohn01 3 years ago
Porcupine put that on your list of "next buys"... fantastic stuff :)
kiwijohn01 3 years ago
Great bass playing, if only he were a bit taller...
beowulven 3 years ago
Feels brill done it,even to this day.
reoreason 3 years ago
surfing the foreskin of god.
staberind 3 years ago
never heard that phrase...nice. I'm gonna pull that out sometime today.
dmkramerica 3 years ago
the phrase I hope....
staberind 3 years ago
Depends on the situation.
dmkramerica 3 years ago
Best haircut of the 80s too 8-p
lewisner 3 years ago
Raw, blistering talent.
mangokitty 4 years ago
It' looks like they were actually performing live here for this video - I wonder if it was ever recorded.
efb07981 4 years ago
or maybe this was the recording...
efb07981 4 years ago
I doubt their instruments were even plugged in. When a band is actually recording in a studio there are cables and gear everywhere. That set looks a little too neat to be a recording session. Plus, this recording is way too clean to be done in one room. Too much bleed-over happens when you do that.
radio187 3 years ago
This is a lip synced recording. The record label gave them a big budget for a video for the Cutter and instead of using all of the money for one video they went off and made 6. The Cutter, Back Of Love, Porcupine, Heads Will Roll, In Bluer Skies and My White Devil. Watch all six videos and notice that they were all essentially filmed in the same place with different decor and images but it's all in the same room filmed in a matter of days.
Gotta Love the Bunnymens way of doing things.
%^)
Jesuskrishna 3 years ago
Still one of the best bands of all time. Their first four albums are amazing. And this is one of their very best songs: Like Bowie put through a woodchipper on top of Ian Curtis' grave.
mutanthamster 4 years ago 2
Pete the drummer had such a cool original style.. a real loss . listen how big a role his beats make in this tune..
phworden 4 years ago 2
the voice of ian is awesome
duendevampiro 4 years ago 3
good soundscape [mixing] ----the horn section is only just audible....shows taste and class.......
rabsmiff 4 years ago
Echo rocked rocks and still rocking ...digitally, we'll see
mrnicevil 4 years ago
didnt the drummer commit suicide
eggarse 4 years ago
No, Pete died in a motorcycle accident it think 89'.
sunnyboyeden 4 years ago 2
Bucket loads of speed, days without sleep, chasing shadows for notebook scribbles, and one last bad ride. Pete's head went astray and his wheels left the road - damn shame.
osomahoney 4 years ago
Easier said than done you said
But it's more difficult to say
With eyes bigger than our bellies
We want to but we can't look away
What were you thinking of
When you dreamt that up?
What were you thinking of
When you dreamt that up?
crimsonwhite1 4 years ago
love this band. they wrote some of the best the 80's had to offer.... sersiously good songs - not just fluff...
mzzh 4 years ago 2
one of my classic echo's fav
firehorsecancer 4 years ago 3
did anyone notice that at 2:05, the drum track is not at all what the guy appears to be playing?
captnwar 4 years ago
the sound is from the record, notice all the strings and other sounds. This is a live video so... to make it better the sound is of better quality from a studio recording.. hope that helps
gruvinwan 4 years ago
Echo and the Bunnymen wrote some amazing songs, but this was just about perfect. I remember just playing this and the B side of the 12" over and over. What was the second track on the B side called, with the glockenspeils or whatever...
e23video 4 years ago
great..i have the record (Porcupine) with this song on it; plus some other great songs...
good to see theres a video of it....looks like a Brerakfast Club B-roll...lol
marsiozo 4 years ago
just fookin awasome . it makes me happy to be a 40 something having grown up listening to stuff like this
isaac5017 4 years ago
Moicy!
Remember seeing them at Hollywood Palladium back in 1980 something. Spoke to Will for a few minutes when they were meeting us fans; the most unassuming rock "star" I've ever run in to. Plus it scored MAJOR points with my girlfriend at the time. Sweet Jeezus, what a show. One of the best I've ever seen. And thanks to Pete for forever changing my drum style. Cheers you magnificent bastards!
kerouac69 4 years ago
a great live track...johnny switchblade moaning about music now..get a grip..KASABIAN are great plus a few not so good but atleast there guitar bands...there was rap shit in the 80sss as well + plus bros,phil collins,tina foooking turner ,cindi lauper,abc and simple minds ..the bunnymen were best of a bad bunch although saying that mc culloch was inspirational at times..i mean liam gallacher wouldnt be here if it wasnt for ian
southwicklion 4 years ago
beautiful! every young musician should listen to the porcupine album. it,s perfection in composing edgy pop songs with extra musicality!
thecutter67 4 years ago
nice hair.....
mancole96 4 years ago
Fucking great song!!
thegools 4 years ago
True art, deep rock and equally geniously assembeled into performance with none the like in artistic skills
Grundsan 4 years ago
after all these years this still stands out as a brilliant song. Genius.
tcrsteve 4 years ago
just goes to show what we were listening to in the early eighties was far better than the crap so called music thats about today
doyster 4 years ago
Wow, what a song! Must immediatelaly pick out "Songs to learn and sing" and play it loud. (Sometimes these compilations work best:)) And so should everyone else! Can not have listened to them in almost 20 years! But as I said, never put away my albums and turntable:) Sad to see de Freitas so vigorous and alive:(
BeaDay 4 years ago
Goodness gracious me! All those arty covers, and I still think all the worn out t-shirts fit...not to talk about my signed album! Turntables rule!Hmm. Echo and the Bunnymen, one of those forgotten loves...
BeaDay 4 years ago
Music nowadays is boring and overrated, unoriginal, not unique, no style...it sucks. All rock nowadays sounds alike (although there are a few good indie groups like The Hives and The Rapture which have a cool 80s feel) but other than that the radio is dominated by CRAP RAP, COUNTRY, and lame-ass pop. Not even good pop, not like 80s pop...bad pop. I hate this decade.
JohnnySwitchblade 4 years ago 2
i agree, but the thing w/ music is, you have to look for good stuff, there's tons of it out there, just read mojo or q or any number of rock and roll magazines, and there's lots of old stuff to be discovered too!
KENVAIL 4 years ago
Lately I seem to be discovering old stuff, more than any new good stuff is being made.
That sux. Just a few years ago you didn't have to search this hard for good music.
jaymiles81 4 years ago
what a fucking top band these guys were i remember talking to ian mac in a pub called pierots in manchester years ago and getting his autograph hes a tall fucker as well.
allmodcons1965 4 years ago
music sucks nowadays....kids are brainwashed to like the shitty music of today....no lyrics
chnk22 4 years ago 2
great songs never forget
gacrama 4 years ago
What a great song. "Songs to Learn and Sing" is one of the Stonehenge monuments in my musical history.
Compare this video to the ones you see MTV manufacturing nowadays. Notice that the band here does nothing but stand and play their instruments. But God, the IMAGE. The foursome from Liverpool just breathe iconicness naturally. Contrast this to the wimps and overweight tattooed porcupines that pass for "Rock" groups nowadays. Jesus.
ManilaSyndicate 4 years ago
this album have no fillers...EVERY SINGLE SONG IS PURE PERFECTION...if this one is good, listen to track five and six, and seven and...
elsoda 4 years ago
reminds me of the the joy division dynamic when playing their instruments. totally involved with what they're doing, even if they're syncing it to a recorded track where they can lay back a bit, focused to the point where it seems like they're programmed but at the same time producing a sound that you simply can't programme.
onemorejoe 4 years ago
Remember them at Eric's .Saw McCulloch at Armadillo's, now a trendy pub. Great time to be in Liverpool.
nezichov 4 years ago
ahh Echo & The Bunnymen!!!! I am only a teen and luv em! That was the best and will still be in my heart the best music you can find. Aside from our current music in the making, the classics are really the better of the best!
renoboo 4 years ago
and you have great taste. have u ever seen em? they are great!
elsoda 4 years ago
*scoff* i wish! the only thing is that i've seen them on tape! from Urgh! a music war...grr i wish i could see them in person,,
renoboo 4 years ago
my dream came true in 1996 in philadelphia,after that 4 more times in nyc, ohio, canada, anyways, they are amazing, just amazing. about the music today? i dont know, i stopped listening to radio ten years ago, i cant stand music today...no magic" if u know what i mean...
elsoda 4 years ago
oh. man thats true
renoboo 4 years ago
I had that haircut...now I dont even have hair
toonsis 4 years ago
One of the top TEN ROCK VIDS EVER.
germurph51 4 years ago
delcious
littlecave 4 years ago
Reminds me of my teenage years one of the best songs
noseandtoes 4 years ago
I especially hear the Walk on the wild side bassline from ole lou
DaDazey 4 years ago
Lovely! Don't know why some folks label them as "goth", the rhythms are much more muscular and driving than say Bauhaus or the Cure.
vizion23 4 years ago
Fabulous!
germurph51 4 years ago
Now THIS is a find. Thanks.
jmiyazawa 4 years ago
Crumbs, I'd forgotten how good they were!
Ballspinna 4 years ago
Amazing
germurph51 4 years ago
First Bunnymen song I ever heard, and the best. Oh, for a Crucial Three reunion (:-))
MetalMarky 4 years ago
A fantastic song done by an amazing band at it's peak - makes the likes of Coldplay and Keane look like the wimpy unimportant middle class student bands they really are.
droog69 4 years ago
Rock n Roll at its best....the genius that is Macca.
kjm64 4 years ago
His voice is so beautiful - this group has always been a part of me. Brings back memories of being a teenager in the 80's. Echo was absolutely one of my favorite bands of all time - and still are! Thanks so much for posting this. :)
colleeneeweenee 4 years ago
My vote goes with 0:52 to 1:05.
professoricon 4 years ago
1:38 to 2:05 - Ultimate 27 seconds in post-punk
GreenIdea 4 years ago
I gotta say 1:32 to 1:38 is better, great drums! RIP Pete
CoalMiningPolak 4 years ago
Ian looks a bit like Sid Vicious in this vid.
AliAssaSeen 4 years ago
He sounds so emotional as he sings, but his face is void of expression.
mybabba 4 years ago
I'm ,agree, good song.
bluamericangirl 4 years ago
buenisimo¡
rhaps0dize 4 years ago
Yeah, early U2 obviously were heavily influenced!
MattyJames25 4 years ago
Hate U2, but around about the same time mate!
tosh2804 4 years ago
So many modern groups rip these guys off (the killers type crap).
pandaboy1010 5 years ago
you hit the nail on the head there mate
westendFTM 4 years ago
Forgot how good this song is!!
jodypodle 5 years ago
Bloody brilliant!
Issacgrimnebulin 5 years ago
Ian McCulloch is the coolest man in the universe.
ZiggyAntPuff 5 years ago